The UP Athletics Department, the School of Education, and the UP STEM Education and Outreach Center are hosting Education Day for students in grades 2-7. Our visitors will spend about an hour engaging in hands-on educational activities on the track in the Chiles Center , and then will stay for a UP Women’s Basketball game. Volunteers are needed to help with these activities. We hope you can join us! (Read More)
STEM Education
Education Day (Nov. 30)
UP Athletics and the STEM Education and Outreach Center are sponsoring an Education Day for local elementary school students on Wednesday, November 30, and we are looking for faculty and students to host table activities. We anticipate 500 students coming to campus from 9–11 a.m. to participate in hands-on STEAM activities, followed by attendance at […]
New Grant For STEM Education
The University of Portland, working with Impact NW and the Portland Metro STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Partnership, has secured a $75,000 grant from Work Systems, Inc. The project, according to mathematics professor Stephanie Salomone, includes writing curriculum to help prepare youth in Multnomah and Washington counties for four high-needs career pathways: infrastructure, manufacturing, […]